hi guys
I am looking for a book(preferebly paper back edition ) which covers system programming and kernel programming for a beginner.With some practice,I want to stand a good chance of going thru the kernel code myself after reading the book in question........I have a basic experience with c,c+=,java ...............

What book would u recommend for m e?

tia

"I am looking for a book(preferebly paper back edition ) which covers system programming and kernel programming for a beginner.With some practice,I want to stand a good chance of going thru the kernel code myself after reading the book in question........I have a basic experience with c,c+=,java ...............

What book would u recommend for m e?"

I recommend that you read 2 books. The first book will give you a general understanding of Linux:
Running Linux, Fourth Edition
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux4/

The second book explains the kernel at a fairly detailed level:
Understanding the Linux Kernel, Second Edition
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxkernel2/

After studying the two books you should be ready to pick a kernel subsystem and figure out how it works from the actual code.

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Steve Stites

There's also a book, Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love that covers the 2.6 kernel. It's publishged by new Riders IIRC. You might also like Linux Device Drivers by O'Reilly, which you can actually get for free (legally) from the O'Reilly Web site.

You probably ought to become an export in the POSIX syscall interface before digging really deeply into the kernel. For that I recomment the old classic, W. Richard Stevens' Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment.